Monday, May 16, 2011

The two oldest Grands took them door to door in our cul-de-sac to raise money for camp!

Today, I picked a whole bowl full and then made the best blackberry/raspberry cobbler with them! It was a really unusual recipe and I was unsure if it was going to turn out...but...WOW! I'll post the recipe at the very, very end of my picture laden block post today for you to try!

AND...although, I didn't finish the dresser, I'm moving right along. I have one side to finish painting and then I am going to glaze over the painting areas and antique them a bit to knock the color down a little bit and give it dimension. But here's where I'm at now!

...and that's my Monday update! I have some funny little kid stories but this post is too long as it is, sooooo...

If you want to have a berry happy week, make this cobbler. For serious.

In a large bowl stir together flour, baking powder, salt and milk. Stir in melted butter JUST until blended. Do NOT overmix the batter. Just handle it gently and as little as possible.

Spread batter into an UNGREASED square 8 inch pan.

Spoon fruit mixture over top.

Make 45 - 55 minutes at 375 until dough rises and is golden brown. Serve warm.

WHAT I DID: I doubled everything and made a 13 x 9 pan but it was over-full and dripped all over my oven. I didn't have quite enough blackberries to double the recipe, so I used 4 cups of fresh blackberries and 2 small containers of red raspberries. I'm tellin' ya. This is the best berry cobbler I have ever made.

55 comments:

looks like a great day for going door to door as they happily trail off...nice photo! The cobbler in all stages looks sooooo yummy! We didn't have that yummy of a treat but we had a sleep-over Saturday night with two of our grandbabies and it was How To Train Your Dragon about 3 times! I'm gonna try that recipe, thanks!

Jenny...just how do you do it? You cook, care for grandkids, refinish furniture, blog, respond to blogs, and a myriad of other things! May I have some of your energy please? It takes me a week to finish laundry only to begin again!

Blackberry crisp and cobblers are my most favorite dessert, so I know it was goooooddddd! The blackberry blooms are just starting to develope here, but I have one bag in the freezer from last year's crop!

Can I come eat at your house? Boy does that cobbler look um..mm..good! Is it that hard to grow the black berrys? I saw them in the seed and plant catalog but wasn't sure.Wow on the tat chest. Wow! That is so awesome looking. You really are talented.~Ames

That dresser is looking good - is Mr Jenny out shopping for more pieces for you yet?Jenny, you have more energy than anyone out there! Here I am feeling tired at the thought of work, and you pack more into a day than I ever will.

YUM! Gonna try it:) Need to let you know my D post for Alphabethursday was NOT on my blog more than a few hours till I came home from CO and realized it wasn't posted. Blogger uglies on the 13th I suppose. Anyway, I posted it again but it was too late to re do it on the linky. Stop by and see....

Your dresser is looking so cute! I may have to find something around my house that needs sprucing up... I'm a bit jealous of your blackberries too. I planted some raspberries and the bushes are almost 6 inches tall. I am not a patient gardener.

Wow! If I still lived in Arizona, I'd drive up and buy some berries from the girls so I could make that cobbler! YUM!!! The dresser is looking AWESOME! Where are you going to put it when it's done? (Can't remember if you already said.)

Miss Jenny - This is the Southern way to make cobbler! That's how I do it. It's more of a bread than a crust. I actually do it both ways because my hubs loves the crusty kind, but I grew up on the bready kind. And though your cobbler looks devine I could never eat it because I have Sauce Bernaise (sp?) syndrome when it comes to black berry cobbler because I puked it up when I was a little kid! LOLToo much info? Thought so! I've had lots of coffee this morning.

Jenny, your post brought back fond memories!My son is now 25 but when he was much smaller he and his cousins picked wild berries at our home and I made it into a cobbler similar to yours. I didn't really think much of it at the time but several years later we had moved to a new home and my son took his friend for a walk in the back acreage. They came back with tons of wild berries and My son asked if I'd make a cobbler like I had done years before.

Okay so it was a moment of pride but anyhow , Lots of warm memories too.

Have a grand week,Blessings, TrudyP.S. I'll be opening an Etsy soon! Sooo Stay in touch!!!

Firstly, your Grands are adorable :) Secondly, the dresser is awesome! Thirdly, that cobbler sounds and looks to-die-for good. My dear late MIL made what she called "kuchen" out of apples or berries or peaches or whatever fruit she could get hold of. It was very similar to this recipe. Love it!! Have a great week, Dear Jenny!!-Tammy

Yay! I am back finally! That cobbler looks so good my mouth is drooling. Sadly I have given up sugar until my birthday, so I am going to miss out on all the fun summer treats. Sigh. And your dresser looks wonderful!

Oh Jenny, how I've missed you! Life is crazy, but Life is Good! I LOVE what you're doing to the dresser, that is simply amazing! Your berry cobbler looks mighty tempting...but sigh, this hypoglycemic girl will have to pass... Tina @ Life is Good

Jenny, Your dresser is amazing! You are such an artist!!! I need to make this cobbler! Today!! Y.U.M. It looks scrumptious! And who would be able to resist purchasing berries from those little cutie pies? I bet they raised some decent money!!

Jenny that dresser is absolutely amazing! You could make a fortune doing this as a lioving as I think customer would line up to buy such a beautiful hnad painted piece such as this --I know I would!

My husband and I LOVE blackberries and we buy them whenever we see them for sale at Costco. Getting three cups full would be hard to find but if I ever do I'll e-mail your for this recipe --it looks amazing! You are so lucky to have an abundance of fresh citrus and berries, etc, that grow right in your own yard!